Petrol or spirit lighter for cigars and other objects



APPLICATION FILED AUG,20. I919- Patented Dec. 27, 1921.

kiliiiiiiiiil-ii l UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

x03 umz, or Lorinon, anem a, assrenoa or one-nan 'rol wmrm mns'rnnvnson, or LONDON, ENGLAND.

PETROL OB SPIRIT LIGET ER FOR CIGARS AND OTHER OBJECTS.

Specification of was rmnt. ca acities filed August 2c, 1919. Serial116,318,703.

Patented Dec. 2'7, 192 1.

(emran man In rnovrsrons or rim acr'. or nancn a, 1921, 41 sur. 1., 1m.

To all whom it may concern: u Be it known that I, Jaxon MANZ,mechanician, a citizen of theswlss Confederation,

which comprise a'fuelreceptacle provided with an-opening and containingan absorbent material, such as felt impregnated with a'volatilecombustible oil, a strikln pin provided with an absorbent wad an toenter the receptacle through said opening, the said receptacle. andstriking pin being connected with spark roducing elements adapted tocoiiperate with each other. The spark prodiicing element on the strikingpin is' usually made of hard metal and that on the receptacle of; flintor a pyrophoric allo The fuel receptacle may contain a per orated tubeextending inwardly from the said 0 ening and adapted to receive thestriking pm. In a known instrument of this kind the fuel rece acle ismounted on a base, and the. spar producing element is "mounted on thesaid base and consists of a long block or stri held in a groove providedwith outwar ly'extending flanges, the

part supporting the said block thus forming an element separate from thereceptacle, but connected with the same by means of the sa'gl base andthe said ,flanges being relatively narrow.

The" resent'invention has for its object to simpli y the constructionand increase the 'utilit of such instruments. I

F0 t his purposethe fuel receptacle consists offia, specially shaped'box, made of sheet metal, the front 0 said box bein formed by a'righthand and a left han half converging symmetrically inward toward thecenter'line, so as to form an obtuse angle in the apex of whichissituated a narrow groove adapted to contain a strip of sparkingmaterial which is inserted. into the groove.

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residingat London, England, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in ing provided with a flan adapted tact with the sides ofthe central openifi.

referably In the. accompanying drawing Figure 1 is an axial sectionthrough the reservoir olding the absorbent material, along v a indicatesa shee for screwing it to a wal b.-1nd1cates a piece ofabsorbentmaterial filling the interior of the reservoir a and provldedwith anaxial opening b and?) is a metallic; guide. tube or lining fixed to thetop of the receptacle by means of a flange b i c a striking pin which isnormally suspended in the tube by means of a head a resting on the topof the casing, and which t metal reservoir or casa having holes a has asteelcore c surrounded on a part of its length by an asbestos tuft cheld by a metallic clip a secured to the pin a. The said head 0 formswith the opening in the top of the casing an air-tight joint, for whichpurpose it is preferably madeaconical, as shown. The'guide' tube shownin Fig. 2 may be solid, or it may havelateral perforations.

The striking pin extends substantially-below the guide tube, so' as totouch the lower part of the felt.

In the modification representedby Fig. 4 the ide tube is longer and mustbe part0 rated, so that the petrol reaches the asbestos through theperforations of the tube.

According to the modification indicated by Fig. 5 the guide tube b, isomitted, and the asbestos of the striking pin a is in direct con- Tofacilitate the construction of ahe e tjically closed reservoir thelatter is composed a. The felt is introducedintothe casing from the openaback and then the casing soldered on the base plate. WhatIclaimim-e In'an ingniting instrument of the kind described, a, fuel reservoir adaptedto be ver symmetrically toward the center line an having in the apex ofthe angle thus formed a strip of frictional igniting material fixed inthe said face, substantially as described.

In Mimony whereof I have-hereunto set JAKOB "of two main parts, viz. thecasing open at'the back, and the base plate forming the flange .mountedon'a stationary base and having a flface composed of right and a lefthalf con-

